Legal Opinion
People v. Ledesma
California Supreme Court
Decided August 17, 2006No. S014394PublishedCited by 274 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GEORGE, C. J.
After a retrial following reversal of defendant’s conviction and death sentence, defendant was convicted of first degree murder, kidnapping, and two counts of robbery, and true findings were returned on allegations that he personally used a firearm in the commission of these offenses. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 207, 211, 12022.5, 1203.06.) Two special circumstances were found true—the intentional killing of a witness, and murder in the commission of a robbery. (Former § 190.2, subd. (c)(2), (3)(i) & (ii).) After the penalty phase of the trial, the jury returned a verdict of death…
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